The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-12
THE TRADES DISPLAY
on rnE COMING DIe REUNION.
The Committee Meets, Organizes aud Talks
Over the Proper Exhibition of Wheel.
ing's Commerce aud Industrisa-A
Credltnblo Showing Assured.

The Committee on Trades Display OF
the Big Reunion Of the Army Of West
Virginia 10 BIO held here August 20 to 90,
met last evening at the office Of MIR. Au.
gustus Pollack, on Water street. This
was the committees first meeting. The
delay was designed to enable the Finance
COMMITTEES to complete It's work without
any Interference Of side Issues. The work
Of the Finance Committee being advanced
pretty Well toward completion, the meet.
ing was called last night. 4.
The Committee on Trades Display con.
slsis Of Messrs. Augustus Pollock, Henry
Baer, W. H. Travis, N. B. Scott, Anton
Reymsnn, Hugh Sterling, J. H. Hobbs,
Q. R. Hubbard, D. Fisher, David Bell, W.
A. 1sett, s. s. Bloch, Henry Schmulbach,
N. L. Whitaker, F. j. Hearne, V. Rosen.
burg, Joseph @. Brady, NJ. l.. OFT, E. P.
Wheat, Alex Laing, Issiah Warren, F. J.
Park, N. Riester, ~. Z. Haues, John
Waterhouse, NJ. Reilly, William Filing.
ham, g. G. Hannah, Henry seamon,
joint. Westwood, Richard Robertson
John R. Potter, NJ. II. s. Myers, j. ],
Shuttleworth, NJ. J. Finley. A., b
Mr.. Scott, Col. Sterling and Mr.. sesmon
were ont Of town, Mr.. Reymann other.
wise engaged and other members detained
from tho meeting by other reasons. There
vas q lair attendance, however. Mr..
Pollack was unanimously chosen chair.
man and Mr.. Wheat secretary. The chair.
man was authorized to appoint from the
committee subcommittee on each oil
Wheeling'a varied industries and depart.
ments Of trade. 1t will be seen that glass
iron, nails, tobacco, cigars, steel, and all
the different departments OF manufacture
as we'll as the clty's jobbing trade and the
workinngmen, are we'll represented on this
committee. 1t Is fair to presume that the
best results will be obtained. @G5f4I
Said q member last night: '''The oppor.
tunity afforded by the Big Reunion to al.
vertise abroad Wheeling's capacity and
achievements was never excelled. The
merchants arc anxious to make the show.
ing OF the city's commerce, and the manu-.
iacturers will doubtless cooperate with
their employees to make tho industrial dis.
play as great success."
1t is intended to make this demonstra.
ton q credit to the city, the desire being
to leave no department Of industry unrep,
resented. NJ 5. s-.l,S N. 49, :
The other committees are all actively al
work. The Committee on Grounds and
Privileges has laid out one hundred and
si1ty.two spaces tor privileges OF various
IanFtH. .Tbapa amman u,itI ha raotaj - T., -.
pilcants, who can fit them up for the sale
OF Notwithstanding beverages, food; &c.,
or Tor games or amueements of any kind.
No special form Of building, tent OF struct.
ure is required, but all such booths shall
be subject to the approval OF the Com.
mittee on Grounds and Privileges, and all
renters must obligate themselves to pre-.
serve good order and discipline, and to
sell no intoxicants Of any description. A
large number Of applications have already
been received from Portsmouth, Column
bus, and other cities and towns in Ohio,
and alao from residents OF this city; but
no leases have yet been made; the COM
mittee having determined to ask for bids
Tor the most eligible sites. The plat OF
the grounds is on exhibition at Sheib's
music store, and there full information
can be had. $y. ,,lssJ.t..g ),
The Committee on Grounds and Priyil.
eyes have also been in correspondence
with Capt. Bachelor, Of the Natural Gas
Company Of West Virginia, which has
ended. in his agreeing to,furnish the Rsu.
nlon, whatever gas may be needed 10,
heating or Illuminating purposes, free oil
charge, and the Captain will make the
necessary connections. s.
The Committee on Transportation has
not been idle during the week. The local
lines have agreed to furnish Il rate of one
fare for the round trip 10 all corners dur
ing the Reunion, and correspondence is
now going on between the committee and
the Traffic Association for the same gener.